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Slowly but surely Washington righty Dan Haren is beginning to find his way. The right-hander takes the ball on Sunday when the Nationals conclude a four-game set at Petco Park.

Everth Cabrera singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth against Jordan Zimmermann, and Yonder Alonso homered and helped turn a heads-up double-play as the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Saturday night.

Washington Nationals' right-hander Jordan Zimmermann says he's not doing anything differently than he has in the past, but he's having success early this year and catching the attention of any members of the baseball world who weren't already impressed with the '07 2nd Round pick.

Stephen Strasburg pitched a career-high eight innings against his hometown Padres, and Bryce Harper and Adam LaRoche homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 6-2 victory against San Diego on Thursday night.

Adam LaRoche hit two towering home runs and Chad Tracy's solo shot in the 10th inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

"That was how we play baseball," Desmond said. "Hit a couple homers. Play good defense.

Stephen Strasburg pitched a career-high eight innings against his hometown Padres, and Bryce Harper and Adam LaRoche homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 6-2 victory against San Diego on Thursday night.

Zack Greinke pitched for the first time since suffering a broken left collarbone to help the Los Angeles Dodgers take a 3-1 win over the Washington Nationals in the finale of a three-game series.

Dan Haren continued his resurgence, filling up the strike zone, gathering more confidence and giving the Nationals, at the moment, a right-hander overqualified for the No.

Ryan Zimmerman was the only Washington hitter to have any success against Kershaw, getting three of the team's five hits in a 2-0 loss to Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez had a perfect game going through five innings and despite Scott Feldman holding up his end of the pitchers' duel with just one run allowed in the first, things were not looking bright for the Cubs to pull this one out.

He remained winless this season in a 6-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Monday night, leaving after three innings when he tweaked his groin covering first base on a grounder by Adam LaRoche.

It was a tale of two pitchers. Josh Beckett , looking to reinvent himself in Los Angeles, continues to fail miserably as he notched his fifth loss of the season on Monday night.

On the afternoon of April 28, Rice University head baseball coach Wayne Graham was afforded some free time to catch one of his former players pitching on television.

Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper bats during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Sunday, May 12, 2013, in Washington.

It looked good for seven innings, kind of. The offense managed only one run, pathetic by any standard, especially against the lowly Cubs.

MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Nationals' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman continues to have the backing of manager Davey Johnson despite his defensive issues.

The Washington Nationals had the Chicago Cubs in an ideal position on Sunday. Starter Gio Gonzalez had carved through Chicago's meager lineup, carrying a bid for a perfect game into the sixth inning.

The moment that the Washington Nationals' weeklong parade of winning came to a halt in a 8-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs came quickly - and seemingly without warning.

After last night's game, Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson talked about some changes Ian Desmond made at the plate recently, and how the adjustments reminded him of some Frank Robinson made when both Johnson and the former Nats' skipper were teammates in Baltimore back in the 1960s.